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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1972
Page
3
The piece argues the crime fight should center on local police rather than a sweeping federal approach. It notes vast federal spending but questions effectiveness and urges keeping funds and decision making at the local level, highlighting a broader debate over government philosophy versus money spent.
A pollster reports erosion of esteem for major American institutions, with educators, scientists, the Supreme Court, and the press all seeing double digit drops since 1968. Public confidence wanes as people demand transparent, accurate reporting and distrust optional quotes or unnamed sources. The Telegram notes tape recording meetings reduces misquotation, warning against sensationalism.
The argument contrasts taxation with earning and borrowing. Tax collectors take money without direct repayment, reducing the taxpayer’s incentive to earn or lend. Proponents cite legality, while critics warn of economic harm similar to theft, noting millions affected and potential job losses.
In tense talk with Havelock, fears rise about the Committee for the Re-Election of the President using agents to fuel chaos at the Miami convention and influence McGovern, Agnew, and Nixon alike. The discussion questions insider manipulation, heckling, and forged letters amid widespread distrust.
The Telegram in Columbus Nebraska argues freedom as a divine gift and personal self-government, opposing political license. It cites the Declaration of Independence and moral guides like the Golden Rule, urging individuals to let peace begin with themselves.
Surgeon Lawrence Lamb explains nitroglycerin for angina and heart attack. Distinguishes angina from chest pains, describes when to take it, and warns against taking during an active heart attack. Advises storage in original sealed bottles and limits to about six months after seal breaks.
A scrambled circus themed puzzle with numerous partial clues and overlapping letter patterns. Entries reference acts, animals, instruments, constellations, and common nouns, inviting readers to fill in the blanks and complete the grid.
A column discusses the McGovern Nixon debate referencing Waller C. Langer's The Mind of Adolf Hitler. It contrasts Hitler’s reverse reasoning with Nixon’s methodical decision process and notes how Hitler has become a symbol of evil detached from the actual German leader.
The Yale Gay Journal article by Prof Lester Mazor argues for a distributive justice redefining equality beyond equal opportunity. It notes emerging communities in conflict over values, civil disobedience as organized minorities, and calls for different law for different groups. A shift toward a full cultural polity could rewrite American tradition.
The piece condemns distributive justice as confiscation and tyranny, cites Mazor and Castro to argue against caste-like equality, and asserts that a unified federal standard of law and justice, bound by the Constitution, is essential to maintain freedom and order. It warns that teaching different notions undermines the rule of law.
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